Who owns a pizza recipe?

Who owns a pizza recipe?

It’s not your Italian grandmother. A New York City feud over a tangy Sicilian slice could be heading to court.

Alongtime pizzaiolo at Prince Street Pizza, one of New York City’s truly great pizzerias, has opened his own joint, slinging Sicilian slices made from an original recipe that he claims he created. Now, his former business partner is threatening legal action, saying that recipe belongs to him, and the chef isn’t allowed to take it elsewhere.